The York Parks and Recreation Department teamed up with members of the Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region to throw its inaugural "Aggie Easter Egg Hunt" on Sunday.

Although the weather was not working in favor of the springtime celebration, it didn't deter everyone from the "fair-weather event."

Tina Earley had participated in other activities atop "Mount A" in the past, but came out for the Easter egg hunt and trail searching despite the weather.

"It definitely thinned out the crowds a bit," she said.

Earley's two daughters, Kailee, 6, and Sarah, 8, donned coats and boots instead of Easter dresses and were bracing against the wind.

"I've been in colder," Sarah said.

The "Spring Time Surprises" event featured the Aggie Easter Egg hunt for the smallest children as well as a trail and summit treasure search for the more adventurous. The trail searches sent children and their parents on a hunt around the mountain to gather clues so they could cash them in for special treats and prizes later.

"It's a little slippery, so safety first!" Roger Clements, of the Conservation Region, warned. "There are eggs all over the place."

Michelle Sico, of Cape Neddick, Maine, came out with her 4-year-old son, Desmond.

Of the weather she said, "It might've kept a few people home, but we were going to come unless it was pouring."

Sico, who had hiked on Mount A before, brought along her friend Phyllis Ford, of Kittery Point. Ford's two children were busy coloring inside the Mount Agamenticus Learning Lodge before the outdoor activities kicked off.

As her son Max, 4, looked out of the window onto the fog-covered summit, he asked, "Where are all the eggs?"

He and his twin sister Libby, had just finished submitting their guesses of how many jelly beans they thought were in a large plastic container on the table where they were coloring. Libby said she suspected there were at least 100, but Max was more moderate, guessing only 13.

"I didn't put my name on that one," Ford joked, adding that it was nice that the children could explore inside of the lodge. "It's a contained space and all of the tables say 'touch.' That's always good for toddlers."

Kris Halliday, from Madbury, N.H., arrived with her two daughters for the Easter egg hunt. A first-time Mount A visitor, she said she wasn't sure if she were driving the right way while maneuvering the dirt back roads to the base of the mountain.

Halliday said they had planned to try the summit search as well as the egg hunt, but it was just too cold.

"We'll get them back in quick," she said.

Halliday did stay true to her promise of a picnic, however. Before the hunt, the trio was seen sharing a lunch on a picnic blanket outside.

"You can't tell a 4-year-old you're having a picnic and not have a picnic," she lamented, adding that she plans to come back on a nicer day as she heard the views were "gorgeous."

"We thought it would be 70 degrees and lovely," Robin Kerr, of the Conservation Region, said to the crowd. "You guys are troupers."

Kerr said they decided to introduce the springtime event because they didn't have any other programming during that time of year.

"We're often asking people for help on the trails, so we thought this was a great way to give back," she said.

Kerr said the initial response was "overwhelming" and people had to be turned away for space reasons. She hopes to make the event an annual one and urged first-time visitors to make a second trip to the summit on a clearer day.

Kim Milnes-Barker, of Kittery, said she hoped the event is offered again next year. Her two children, Lily, 4, and Noah, 2, had each gathered a basket of brightly colored plastic eggs during the brief and chaotic Easter egg hunt.

"It's such a neat event," she said as Lily popped open a pink egg to find stickers and chocolate inside.

Although he could have used the help of Rudolph to navigate through the fog, the day wouldn't have been complete without a visit from the Easter Bunny. Throughout the afternoon, he hopped around the summit passing out candy and posing for photographs.